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@¨.¤,@.&#,    inside the dream (if the dream is a   §¨&@.§@,§,
#.#£.£,.§,   container) or while the dream takes    ¤,¨¤,.#,#¨
¤,¨&¨§¨§¤,    place (if it is an event). this is    £¨&&¨#¤,@,
@,#@,@,¨£¨       somehow to do with serpents.       £¨¨@.¨@,§¨
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£.¨£,#¨#@. * i knew there  would be  snakes, they / &,#§¨&&.@,
§,#@,§,.£¨ * have this particular shape  to them, \ §..&¨,@.&,
§..¤¨#.&&, =   makes   them   fit  into  cracks,  * £.¤#,£¤,£.
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@,§§.&¨.@¨  which role they would play, or exactly  &..#¨¨@.£.
@..&.#,¤§¨    ~which~ snakes they would be - the    £.§#¨§§.@,
&¨£§,£,.¤,         nagas! the snake people.         §,.@..¤.£¨
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£,§£¨¤.¨@,  you will want them to guide you if you  @.¨&.,#,&,
@¨¨#¨§¨#£.   can. they are excellent nidra guides,  §¨@#.§&¨£,
¤.@#¨#,,¤¨    and many will take you on pro bono    &¨¨@.,&,¤¨
@.¨#¨£¨&£,  (i suspect they find amusement in our   ¤,&#¨§§¨&.
¤¨¤&,£¨.£.   attempts to travel where we are not    £,¨¤¨,#.¤¨
¤,,§,¤¨##, easy to be.) the problem is finding one. §,¤§¨@§.&¨
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&,&§¨£¨¨@¨ † don't fret if your meeting  does not \ §¨.#,.#.#¨
¤,,@,§,#@. ^  go  well  - talking to a  snake is  * @,&@¨¤#,@¨
¤¨#@¨£.¨#¨ ^  often a recursive matter. you  will ; ¤.¨@.,@.#¨
&¨.&¨#,&¤. \ meet many times as  you fall deeper, * &¨¤¤.§#.#¨
@¨##,§¨¨&. /  once  per  stage, the snake  taking † @..@.,@.&,
§¨,§,@¨&¤, \ various forms in succession (stream, * £¨£@.@£¨§.
£.¤£,§,,§¨ *  snake, half-snake, queen,  stream,  = #,¨§¨¨#.&.
£¨,@.¤.§§¨ \  thunder).  you  must  repeat   all  * £,¤@¨#@,§.
¤.¤§,§¨,&¨ † pleasantries each  time as if you've † #,¨£,¨@.&.
@¨.¤¨§¨@£. * never before met (although the snake ; &¨#@,£§¨£¨
#,#&.@,.#¨ =  may choose to address you as an old * §,¨#.¨£,£,
£.¨#,£¨¤¤¨ ;  friend, follow  their lead if  so). † #.@#,&#,£,
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¤¨§#,£¨¨£¨  they have something to do with water,   §,.¤¨,§¨¤¨
#¨,@,¤.#§.  some close relation to it. i've yet to  £,§¤.&#,¤.
£.@£¨£,.&,    uncover what this is. but you might   §,,#¨.£,#,
¤¨,¤,£¨¤¤¨    have a higher chance of finding one   §,##,£#,¤.
#,&#¨&¨¨£,       close to a river or lake...?       @¨,¤¨.#¨#,
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&.§§,£.¨£.  i've also heard them mentioned together §¨.§.,¤.@.
¤..¤¨£.§¤,   with caves or "the world beneath the   &¨§&,£¤.¤¨
@¨£#¨#¨¨£.  world". coincidence? you find regular   @¨¨§¨,£,&.
#,,@¨¤,§&.   snakes in regular caves. or - could    £,¤#,§@,£.
#,¤#.@¨,§.  this be a reference to the dark lake?   &¨¨¤¨¨¤.£,
§.¨§,#,@@,   the holy water in the center of your   @,¤@,@¤¨@.
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